When you first install GroupWise Administration, the GroupWise agents are initially installed in platform-specific subdirectories in the agents directory in the software distribution directory. However, the agents cannot be run from this initial location. They must be installed on the machines where they will run.
On a NetWare® server, the GroupWise agents are typically installed in the sys:\system directory.
The gwenn3.nlm file is the GroupWise 6 Agent Engine, a program that is shared by all GroupWise agents. It provides the following services to the agents:
The first agent loaded on a server automatically loads the GroupWise Agent Engine.
The gwpoa.nlm file is the Post Office Agent program. You load this NLM program to start the Post Office Agent. See Starting the POA in Post Office Agent in the Administration guide.
The gwmta.nlm is the Message Transfer Agent program. You load this NLM program to start the Message Transfer Agent. See Starting the MTA in Message Transfer Agent in the Administration guide.
The POA startup file contains startup switches for the POA. Switch settings placed in the POA startup file override comparable options set for the POA in ConsoleOne®. The xx in the startup filename represents a two-letter language code.
During installation, a customized version of the POA startup file, named post_office.POA, is created. This customized version has the /home startup switch automatically set to the post office directory the POA will service. See Using POA Startup Switches in Post Office Agent in the Administration guide.
The MTA startup file contains startup switches for the MTA. Switch settings placed in the MTA startup file override comparable options set for the MTA in ConsoleOne. The xx in the startup filename represents a two-letter language code.
During installation, a customized version of the MTA startup file, named domain.MTA, is created. This customized version has the /home startup switch automatically set to the domain directory the MTA will service. See Using MTA Startup Switches in Message Transfer Agent in the Administration guide.
Online Help is available by pressing F1 at the agent console on the machine where it runs.
The first five characters of the filename are the agent name. The digit n is a version number. The last two characters xx are a language code.
These files contain all language-specific information for the POA and the MTA. The first five characters of the filename are the agent name. The digit n is a version number. The last two characters xx are a language code.
The grpwise.ncf file is the NetWare configuration file that automatically loads the agents whenever the server is restarted. A typical grpwise.ncf file would look similar to the following:
LOAD SYS:\SYSTEM\GWMTA.NLM @CORPDOM.MTA
LOAD SYS:\SYSTEM\GWPOA.NLM @ACCTPO.POA
The x*10.nlm programs provide XIS capability for the GroupWise agents, so that you can create XML documents to monitor and change the agents as needed.
The nlm_agent.xml files are specialized agent configuration files for use in the XIS environment.
The gwtsa.nlm is the GroupWise Target Service Agent (GWTSA), which provides reliable backups of a running GroupWise system by successfully backing up open files and locked files, rather than skipping them as some backup software does. For more information, see GroupWise Target Service Agent (GWTSA) in Databases in the Administration guide.
If you use the GroupWise Target Service Agent (GWTSA) to back up your GroupWise system, the time stamping is an automatic part of the backup process. However, if you choose not to use the GWTSA, you must still make sure that user databases are time stamped so that items will not be prematurely purged. The gwtmstmp.nlm accomplishes this task. For more information, see GroupWise Backup Time Stamp Utility (GWTMSTMP) in Databases in the Administration guide.
These files contain all language-specific information for the GWTSA. The last two characters, xx, are a language code.
The gwtsa.ncf file is the NetWare configuration file that automatically loads the GWTSA whenever the server is restarted. A typical grpwise.ncf file would look similar to the following:
LOAD SYS:\SYSTEM\SMDR
LOAD SYS:\SYSTEM\GWTSA /HOME-SYS:\GWSYSTEM\CORPDOM
/HOME-SYS:\GWSYSTEM\ACCTPO
